meaning
The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
Noun 4 meanings
The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
“Near-synonyms: meaningfulness, point, purpose, significance, use”
Intention.
Adjective 2 meanings
Having a (specified) intention.
“Well/ill meaning.”
Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.
Etymology
From Middle English mening, menyng, equivalent to mean + -ing.
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MEANING at a glance
MEANING has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,387 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with meaning
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- LEANING8
- MOANING10
- WEANING11
- MEALING10
- BEANING10
- MEARING10
- DEANING9
- MEASING10
- MEINING10
- PEANING10
- SEANING8
- YEANING11
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